SHADOWSWORD SUPER-HEAVY TANK

Amongst the many super-heavy tanks in the service of the Imperium, the Shadowsword is the one that mounts the largest and most powerful primary weapon in the arsenals of Mankind the dreaded volcano cannon. This awesome weapon can cripple the largest war engines with a single shot. Nothing short of the most powerful energy shields can hope to stop a direct hit from a volcano cannon no amount of armour or cover can offer protection from it.

POINTS: 450

Throughout the history of the Imperium, Shadowsword tanks have proven to be the natural enemy of Titans of all classes and sizes. Differently from their towering antagonists, the Shadowswords lie in ambush until the other units in the army have taken out the Titans shields. At that point, they open fire with their targeter-guided volcano cannon, delivering the killing blow with precise shots aimed at the Titans weak points.

Armoured engine casing Sponson-mounted lascannon Targeter

MkIV Phateon pattern Shadowsword volcano cannon

Aquila-pattern tracks

Size Comparison.

Sponson-mounted twinlinked heavy bolters

High density armour plating

UNIT: 1 Shadowsword TYPE: Super-heavy tank STRUCTURE POINTS: 3 WEAPONS AND EQUIPTMENT:

ARMOUR BS Front Side

3 14 13

WEAPON Rear
12 Volcano cannon

RANGE STR
120" D

AP
2

SPECIAL
Ordnance 1, 5" Blast Destroyer, Primary weapon Heavy 1 Heavy 3 Assault 1

- Hull-mounted Shadowsword volcano cannon. - Two sponsons, each with one lascannon and either a twinlinked heavy flamer or a twin-linked heavy bolter - Searchlight and smoke launchers

Lascannon Heavy bolter Heavy flamer

48" 36" Template

9 5 5

2 4 4

OPTIONS: A Shadowsword may be given the following

upgrades from Codex: Imperial Guard: hunter-killer missile, pintle-mounted heavy stubber, pintle-mounted storm bolter. A Shadowsword may replace its two side sponsons with armour plates, increasing its side armour to 14 at no extra cost. It may instead add two extra sponsons, each with one lascannon and one twin-linked heavy flamer or heavy bolter for +100 points. A Shadowsword may replace the lascannons on its sponsons with targeters (+1 BS) at no extra cost.

A Shadowsword may take a hull-mounted twin-linked heavy bolter for +25 pts. A Shadowsword may have the following upgrade at +25 points: Command Tank. A high ranking officer is using the Shadowsword as a mobile HQ. All Imperial Guard units within 24" of a Shadowsword Command Tank may re-roll failed Morale checks.